The Ducks and Kings will participate in the new six-team Rookie Faceoff, a four-day showcase Sept. 8-11 at City National Arena in Las Vegas, the teams announced Friday.

The Ducks will host the 2019 event at their new facility at the Great Park in Irvine, which includes a 2,500-seat arena.

The Ducks’ and Kings’ rookies will face off against each other at 5 p.m. Sept. 8. The Ducks then play the Colorado Avalanche at 5 p.m. Sept. 9 and, after a practice day Sept. 10, they conclude their schedule with a game against the Arizona Coyotes at 11 a.m. Sept. 11.

In addition to facing the Ducks in their opener, the Kings also will play against the Coyotes at 3 p.m. Sept. 9, and after a practice day Sept. 10, they’ll face the host Vegas Golden Knights at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 11. The San Jose Sharks are the sixth team in the Rookie Faceoff.

Elliott Teaford covers the Anaheim Ducks for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He covered the Ducks for 12 years, including the Stanley Cup season, for the Los Angeles Times and the Daily Breeze before returning to the beat in 2018 for SCNG. He also covered the Lakers for five seasons, including their back-to-back NBA championships in 2009 and '10. He once made a jump shot over future Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton during a pickup game in 1980 at Cypress College.